Q&A

Harry Enfield, comedian

UK comedy writer and performer Harry Enfield pictured on the set of 'Not Safe for Work' a comedy pilot supported by the National Film and Television School. Photograph: Nick Cunard//eyevine
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Harry Enfield, 47, began his comedy career writing for radio and doing impressions for the TV show Spitting Image. In the late 80s, he created the characters Stavros and Loadsamoney for Channel 4's Saturday Live and by 1990 had his own TV series. More recently, he has starred with Paul Whitehouse in the comedy series Harry And Paul, and he plays Jim Stonem in the E4 series Skins.

When were you happiest?

An eight-hour walk along the north Cornwall coast with my eldest children - aged eight and 10. Whoever has eight hours of solid conversation with their children? I loved every minute.

The comedian Harry Enfield has killed off almost as many characters as he has created. His latest project sounds like the strangest yet: a film his next-door neighbour asked him to appear in – in exchange for a baked potato